https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Seabream bites are becoming more common along France’s Mediterranean coast, with no clear explanation as to why the usually docile fish species is becoming aggressive. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180822/have-biting-fish-returned-to-cannes Wed, 22 Aug 2018 12:42:02 +0200 have-biting-fish-returned-to-cannes A French seafood company recalled on Wednesday three batches of smoked salmon because they were contaminated with the dangerous bacteria listeria, which can cause a serious infection in pregnant women and older people. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140416/listeria-prompts-smoked-salmon-recall-in-france Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:03:00 +0200 listeria-prompts-smoked-salmon-recall-in-france Fish has for a long time been deemed an essential part of any healthy diet, but a French food standards watchdog has sounded the alarm bells by warning that any more than two portions a week could have dangerous adverse health affects. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130708/french-warned-over-eating-too-much-fish Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:14:00 +0200 french-warned-over-eating-too-much-fish The crew of a British ferry are set to go before a judge in France on Wednesday accused of manslaughter after their vessel collided with a French fishing boat, killing its captain. The crew were allegedly chatting about actress Halle Berry at the time. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130625/british-ferry-crew-face-trial-over-fatal-boat-crash Tue, 25 Jun 2013 10:34:00 +0200 british-ferry-crew-face-trial-over-fatal-boat-crash Is there any harm in letting a few dozen hungry fish nibble the dead skin off your feet? Well a French government health agency believes there may well be and has called for the beauty treatment of "fish pedicures" to be better supervised. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130425/pedicures-a-bit-fishy-says-french-health-agency Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:21:00 +0200 pedicures-a-bit-fishy-says-french-health-agency The captain of a British trawler convicted of illegally dredging scallops in French waters was fined €20,000 on Wednesday in the latest episode in a simmering Anglo-French battle over the valuable shellfish. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130117/scallop-wars-france-fines-british-trawler-captain Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:44:00 +0100 scallop-wars-france-fines-british-trawler-captain A court in Nantes has ruled that fish should have the right swim in rivers freely, outlawing the use of man-made devices to control their movements. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120724/fish-allowed-to-come-and-go-as-they-please Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:52:00 +0200 fish-allowed-to-come-and-go-as-they-please